Beacon baseball wins Lombardo tourney opener

Tony Romanelli added to his home run total Wednesday, and Patrick Schetter remained perfect on the mound.

Their Beacon High School baseball team, playing as the visiting squad on their home field, beat Clarkstown South, 9-1, in the opening round of Roy C. Ketcham's annual Ricky Lombardo Memorial Tournament.

Schetter threw a complete game, fanning six batters while walking just one. He helped his own cause with two base hits and an RBI at the plate.

Romanelli belted a solo home run, his third homer of the season.

Nick DiNapoli (double) contributed three base hits – his Bulldogs finished with a dozen – while Ryan Frost, Josh Catalano and Alex Callaway each knocked home two runs.

Ahead 1-0 after the top first inning, Beacon (17-2) scored seven times in the third before tacking on a fifth-inning run.

Clarkstown South fell to 6-13 on the season.

Beacon will play in the tournament title game at Fishkill's Dutchess Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Ketcham will host Rye at noon Saturday, with the winner advancing to face Beacon. The loser of that game will take on Clarkstown South at 4:30 p.m. in the consolation game at Dutchess Stadium.